Thursday, August 14, 2025

Over 40 companies pledge to cut plastic pollution

Hopefully, other countries and companies will join the UK Plastics Pact and do their part in producing less plastic waste.

Governments resume debate on International Seabed Authority’s practice of seabed mining

The debate on the protection of the deep sea reaches the final agenda after being blocked by pro-mining countries last year.

Pandora announces shift to recycled silver and gold for all jewelry

Switching to recycled metals will help the company avoid 58,000 tons CO2 every year.

‘Disconnection crisis’: Heatwaves and rising energy costs put low-income Americans at risk

The report, released by EPC and NEADA, warns that many low-income people face the prospect of extreme heat inside their own homes.

From UK to Norway, drillers legally dump tonnes of toxic, radioactive waste into the...

In many offshore oil and gas settings, oilfield waste is simply being dumped right into the ocean.

How Big Oil dodges Facebook’s new ad transparency rules

We’ve identified 12 ad campaigns in which energy, insurance and other industries masked their sponsorship of political messages on Facebook.

NOAA directed staffers not to contradict Trump on misleading Dorian claims

“The job just got harder because of this issue.”

Yellowstone grizzlies win reprieve from trophy hunt as court restores endangered species protections

"The importance of this court ruling for the grizzly bears found in our most iconic national parks cannot be overstated."

How to raise climate-resilient kids

In the face of climate change, children need positive stress as well as compassion to maintain mental health and inform their responses.

Solar, wind surge in 2021 ‘another testament of renewable energy’s resilience’

"Despite the encouraging global trend," said IRENA Director-General Francesco La Camera, a new publication "shows that the energy transition is far from being fast or widespread enough to avert the dire consequences of climate change."